Charles Stuart "Charlie" Kaufman (born November 1, 1958) is an Academy Award-, BAFTA-, and Independent Spirit Award-winning American screenwriter, producer, and director. In 2003, he was listed at #100 on Premiere's annual "Power 100" list.
Kaufman was identified by Time Magazine in 2004 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
His works include Synecdoche, New York, Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adap...
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Charles Stuart "Charlie" Kaufman (born November 1, 1958) is an Academy Award-, BAFTA-, and Independent Spirit Award-winning American screenwriter, producer, and director. In 2003, he was listed at #100 on Premiere's annual "Power 100" list.
Kaufman was identified by Time Magazine in 2004 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
His works include Synecdoche, New York, Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation., and Human Nature.
Between 1983 and 1984, Kaufman wrote comedic articles and spoofs on spec for National Lampoon magazine along with colleague and friend Paul Proch. His work included spoofs of Kurt Vonnegut and the X-Men. After moving to Los Angeles, Kaufman got his start in television by writing two episodes for Chris Elliott's Get a Life during the 1991-92 season. During the 1993-94 season, Kaufman worked on Fox's sketch comedy show The Edge. He later worked as a writer for Ned and Stacey and The Dana Carvey Show.
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